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7/5/2019

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Straight man

Four months ago, while working away from home on a contract, I hooked up with a guy on a dating site. It was an incredible experience. He said he was straight though, and that he had never been with a guy before, apart from messing around in his teens and was just curious. Within minutes of our rendezvous, he messaged me to say how fantastic the sex was and that he wanted to see me again. However, he is living with his partner of fifteen years and their twelve-year-old child. We used to meet several times a week.

Somebody has to set up the joke so the funny guy can deliver the punchline. That's the Straight Man. He rarely gets the funny lines, but has to have impeccable timing and delivery so that the comic the other half of a comedy duo can hit it out of the park. Bud Abbott widely considered the greatest Straight Man of all time had to say, " Who's on First ," with just the right degree of earnestness and irritation so that Lou Costello could get big laughs saying "Whaddya askin' me for? The best Straight Men are so good they can sometimes get laughs just by delivering a straight line so well the audience knows what's coming. This is essentially the basis of Bob Newhart 's "telephone" routines: he was playing the Straight Man to nothing. If the Straight Man is the lead in an ensemble or a show with Loads and Loads of Characters , this can lead to them being overshadowed by the rest of the cast because they spend their time and effort setting up the rest of the cast instead of themselves see also Standardized Leader.

Straight Man

The straight man is a stock character in a comedy performance, especially a double act , sketch comedy , or farce. When a comedy partner behaves eccentrically , the straight man is expected to maintain composure. The ability to maintain a serious demeanor in the face of even the most preposterous comedy is crucial to a successful straight man.